"I don't think he likes or respects the stars. I'm being honest," McCoy told The Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday. "I think he likes the fact that it's 'Chip Kelly and the Eagles.' "

In his two seasons with the Eagles, Kelly has drastically reworked the team's roster, starting last year by cutting star receiver DeSean Jackson. McCoy thinks Kelly might not like his players getting all the headlines.

Tynes, who last played in the NFL in 2011, says he contracted methicillin-resistant...

(Austin Knoblauch)

Kelly has said publicly that the McCoy trade happened for financial reasons, even though the team ended up giving Murray a five-year, $40-million contract. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said McCoy's running style wasn't really a fit for Kelly's offense, even though McCoy rushed for nearly 3,000 yards in two years under Kelly.

In other words, there's holes in everyone's explanations. And McCoy is sticking with his. He says Kelly has tried to call him twice since the trade went down, but the Eagles franchise rushing leader didn't pick up.

Still, McCoy said, he has no animosity toward his former coach and does plan to speak with him eventually.

"He's not the bad dude everybody makes him out to be. He's just different," McCoy said. "But I don't really have any hate for him. I really don't. In the beginning I did, but I don't. If I see him I'll speak to him, respectfully. 'How are you doing, coach? Good luck.' "